STATION EDITORIAL
Posted June 28, 2025
This is a station editorial, I’m Randal J. Miller, station president.
Well, it’s the end of one era, and the beginning of another.
The Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC, on June 27th approved the transfer of our radio station licenses, to Hart Media Group, LLC, of Rochester. Matt is a Taylorville native and worked for me as a part-time announcer on WTIM Taylorville while he was in high school in the 1990’s.
We announced the pending sale of our stations in Taylorville and Clinton, on March First, then applied to the F-C-C for license transfer approval shortly thereafter. We expect to close on the sale in late July, with Hart taking possession on August First. Matt has asked me to stay on to serve as a consultant for a year after we close the sale.
Included in the sale are our 6 Taylorville-based radio stations and our on-line daily newspaper taylorvilledailynews.com; and our 2 Clinton-based radio stations plus our on-line daily newspaper dewittdailynews.com.
The sale will culminate my almost 52 years in the radio business, with 43 of them in ownership. That ownership number includes almost 33 in Taylorville and nearly 18 in Clinton.
We thank God for the opportunity of serving you, our listeners, readers, and advertisers, in the many communities we serve, over these many decades. It’s always been a joy to come to work because of the relationships I’ve had with my staff, our advertisers, listeners, and readers. All of YOU have made this journey fun.
My wife Cathy, who has done special event marketing for our company since 2008, will also be retiring. I’ll be spending more time working in my faith-based ministry called Win the Day Ministries which you can find on-line at wintheday-dot-life. Cathy will be more involved in volunteering for several non-profits she’s been involved in.
Please welcome Matt and his family as they continue the legacy of local media in our communities, the same way you welcomed Cathy and I to your communities these many years ago.
